Gonzalo Plata ‘to join’ Dynamo Moscow after Lukebakio rejects offer | OneFootball

Gonzalo Plata is leaving Flamengo to join Dynamo Moscow, with final details settled on Thursday night. Flamengo are expected to receive around 12 million euros.

The 25-year-old former Sporting winger is due in Russia on Saturday for a medical and to sign with the capital club. According to Glorioso 1904, he is not expected to play for Flamengo again.

Dynamo’s interest intensified after Dodi Lukebakio rejected a proposal from the Russian side. The Benfica winger was approached in recent days about a summer exit from the Estádio da Luz.

The offer included highly attractive wages for Lukebakio. Despite the numbers on the table, the Belgium international turned it down.

His decision is tied chiefly to the current landscape in Russian football. With clubs from that country excluded from UEFA competitions because of the war between Russia and Ukraine, he believes the switch would harm his visibility and continued national-team selection.

Source: Glorioso 1904

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